SODA INGREDIENTS LINKED TO CIRRHOSIS AND CANCER

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SODA INGREDIENTS LINKED TO CIRRHOSIS AND CANCER

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reported that it found a high

level of cancer-causing benzene in five of the 100 soft drinks and

beverages that it tested. The levels of benzene were more than the

recommended 5 parts per billion limit for drinking water. The FDA said

that it had alerted the companies that make the soft drinks in which

benzene was over the prescribed limit. All companies had agreed to

reformulate their drinks or have already done so. Benzene is formed as a

result of a reaction between Vitamin C and either sodium benzoate or

potassium benzoate, which are contained in soft drinks and beverages.

However, the reaction does not occur as a rule, but takes place as an

exception when the conditions are ideal for the reaction to take place.

 

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